Jim Edwards: 13 books
Rookie Cooking
Every Great Cook Has to Start Somewhere
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
The perfect book for wannabe cooks and those who need to brush up on their skills—from stocking your pantry to presentation and party planning.
It’s never too early—or too late—to learn how to cook. Jim Edwards, the culinary director and head trainer at the Chef Central culinary superstore,...
The Secret to Winning Every Single Time… In Everything You Do
How To Rise Above The Competition?
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Very few things really rate as “secrets” anymore in business.
In fact, more often than not the word “secret” gets used in false, confusing, or even misleading ways.
It seems dozens of books (more like 10,000 books) exist to explain the “secrets” for everything...
by Jim Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Author Jim Edwards is well-grounded in the Christian faith, a gift facilitated by his grandparents beginning early in his life. In The Final Word, he shares his experiences and ideas about the Christian faith, using personal anecdotes and third-party stories to illustrate how God works in the lives...
Chicago
City of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2003
Since the late 1800s, Chicago has been a mecca for aviation. Chicago's Octave Chanute kept the skies filled with revolutionary gliders and his expertise in aeronautics contributed to the Wright Brothers' success. Chicago: City of Flight tells the story of aviation in the city with exciting chapters on...
Sense of Home
The Art of Richard Stout
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Winner, 2018 CASETA Publication Award, sponsored by the Center for Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art
Richard Stout’s legacy as an artist is broad, deep, and firmly moored to his Texas Gulf Coast origins. Born in Beaumont in 1934, he has been painting, sculpting, and teaching in Houston...
North Aurora
1834-1940
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2006
North Aurora: 1834�1940 is a quintessential study of what happened when settlers arrived in the Midwest in the 1830s. The village's location on the Fox River provided plentiful trees and waterpower for sawmills. Soon other mills, smelting works, a packing plant, a door-sash-blind factory, and a creamery...
by Jim Edwards, Wynette Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2001
Rich land at the edge of a great prairie with the wonderful Fox River flowing through it, providing a source of power-this is what the settlers of Kane County found when they arrived. Early pioneers came from the eastern United States in the 1830s, and later migrated from Europe. Kane County in Vintage...
Elgin, Illinois
From the Collection of the Elgin Area Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1999
Elgin was named by a city founder, James T. Gifford, after his favorite hymn. The city shares its name with 20 cities in 15 states and 8 countries. Elgin is situated on the banks of the Fox River, 35 milesnorthwest of Chicago, the city with which Elgin had thriving business exchanges in agricultural...
Batavia
From the Collection of the Batavia Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2000
Situated directly west of Chicago is Batavia, Illinois, world famous as the home of Fermilab, a center of nuclear research that hosts scientists from all over the world. Few people realize that this city has had a long history of leadership in the development of energy resources. In Batavia we endeavor...
Copywriting Secrets
How Everyone Can Use the Power of Words to Get More Clicks, Sales, and Profits...No Matter What You Sell or Who You Sell It To!
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2019
What if you could sell anything to anyone?
Nobody is born knowing how to sell. But the truth is, you can learn how to sell more . . . a LOT more . . . when you discover the right words that make people buy.
Copywriting is selling. Whether online, offline, in video, direct mail, on Facebook,...
Heavy Lifting
Grow Up, Get a Job, Raise a Family, and Other Manly Advice
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
What has happened to men in America? Once upon a time, men in their twenties looked forward to settling down and having children. Today, most young men seem infected by a widespread Peter Pan syndrome. Unwilling to give up the freedom to sleep late, play video games, dress like a slob, and play the...
Coupling: The Playboy Interview
50 Years of the Playboy Interview
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The couples who have loved the hardest, longest and most publicly over the last 50 years are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the tempestuous Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold to the eternally devoted John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the...
Slavery and the University
Histories and Legacies
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two...